Plutarch's Life of Pyrrhus
By Plutarch (Greece (Epirus))
The chivalrous king of Epirus whose costly victories over the Romans gave the world the phrase 'Pyrrhic victory.' Moral focus: Restless ambition, tactical brilliance vs. strategic folly.
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Lesson 1: The Royal Child Saved from the Sword
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The Royal Child Saved from the Sword
Spirited away as an infant across a swollen river; raised by Glaukias, king of Illyria.
[Public Domain: Plutarch's Parallel Lives, translated by John Dryden / Thomas North.]
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Lesson 1: The Royal Child Saved from the Sword
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Lesson 2: Reclaiming the Kingdom of Epirus
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Lesson 3: The Conversation with Cineas
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Lesson 4: The Crossing to Italy & The Great Tempest
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Lesson 5: The Battle of Heraclea: The First Clash with Rome
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Lesson 6: A Pyrrhic Victory: 'Another Such and We Are Ruined'
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Lesson 7: Fabricius and the Gold
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Lesson 8: The Treacherous Physician & Roman Honor
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Lesson 9: The Expedition to Sicily
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Lesson 10: The Battle of Beneventum
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Lesson 11: The Return to Greece & The Spartan Citadel
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Lesson 12: The Midnight Fight in Argos & The Roof Tile
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